Sea of Twisted Souls

It's been sixteen years since Damian departed the island. Sixteen years since he broke his promise to be there when Morulin needed him. Now an adult, she's ready to take the reins of rule from her father, but he has chosen to pass his position to her brother instead.

When Damian reappears without warning, Morulin isn't interested in making amends. She'd rather spend her time with the enigmatic Pilgrim, a dimensional traveler with plenty of stories to tell. That Damian seems to loathe him only makes his company more appealing. But she can't ignore her stepfather's strange behavior, especially when someone attempts to assassinate the island's new heir.

Damian insists the Pilgrim is responsible, but Morulin isn't convinced. Could he be trying to frame his new rival? Or has something more sinister come to visit their island paradise? If Morulin's family can't heal their fractures in time to solve the mystery, they might lose their beloved dimension-hopping home.

A creature of mist and fog... Morulin received a tingle of warning from the island just before several windows along the top floor of the bathhouse shattered.

“Down!” Damian cried, diving in her direction. But she had already dropped to her knees.

Morulin threw her hands over her head as howling wind whooshed down the mountain. It swirled over their heads, tearing delicate blossoms from bushes lining the courtyard paths. Voices cried in the storm. She could almost decipher elongated words, but the wind stole them away. Though she spotted only thick fog when she peeked through her elbows, magic pulsed within the whirlwind.

Burning an image into her mind, Morulin reached for a location halfway across the island. Wrapped in magical energy, she traversed the distance in the blink of an eye. Surprise flickered across her parent's faces when she appeared on the opposite side of the ravine.

With a wiggle of his finger, the lord of the island wove a magic net as intricate and delicate as a spider’s web. Without a word, his wife entwined a matching pattern. Morulin added her arcane abilities to the lattice.

The fog diverted, slamming into the net as the trio anchored it. With all the force of a hurricane, it surged back and forth, trying to break the barrier...